Moth-proof bag.



G. ROTTMAN.

MOTH PROOF BAG.

APPLICATlON FILED SEPT. 30. 19x5.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ROTTMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MOTH-PROOF BAG.

Application filed September 30, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ROTTMAN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident. of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMoth-Proof Bags, of which the following filling alarge bag with bulky"articles through a single top opening of restricted size.

The object of my invention is to provide a moth proof bag which cannotonly be opened at the top to admit the articles to be stored but whichmay be opened atthe front and for the full width of the bag, to allowample freedom for placing the ar ticles of clothing in or removing themfrom the bag. WVhile the bag is open at the top and front for placingand removing the articles nevertheless it may be very quickly andsecurely closed so as to exclude moths.

The above advantages are attained without substantially increasing thecost of manufacture of the bag. The present bag is lurable because thereis less likelihood of :he bag being torn when being filled or :mptied.

In the drawings forming part of this apilication, Figure 1 is aperspective view of he bag when closed, Fig. 2 is a perspective 'iewthereof when opened, Fig.3 is a secional view taken on the line 33 ofFig. 1, nd showing the parts on an enlarged scale, nd Fig. 4, is asectional view taken on the ne 4-4: of Fig. 1. 4

The bag 1 consists of the front 2, the back side folds 4, 5, and bottom6, all of which lay be made from the same piece of marial.

There is a hanger or hook 7 at the back 1d at the upper portion of thebag, which ay be engaged with any suitable wall iok, whereby the bag andits contents may hung up, so that the clothing within the g will hangdown and not become uncessarily creased. The hook 7 is attached a plate8 at the back of the bag and there Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Serial No. 53,210.

is a plate 9 inside the bag, having hooks w on which the garments may behung and' the plates 8 and-9 are riveted together and to the back.

A substantial portion of the front 2 and for its full width, is adaptedto be turnedv down to give ample space for inserting and removing thegarments.

For this purpose the portion 11 of the front is adapted to bebent downon the line 12 as shown in Fig.

2, so that the bag will then be open at the top and also at the front.

The side folds, 4, 5, are connected with the lower half 2 of the, frontup to the line 12 on which the'upper half of the front bends. Above thisthe side folds are detached from or at least they are not permanentlyattached to, the portion 11. Each of the side folds, 4, 5, at the upperpart has attached thereto an extension piece 13 having a fold line 14.The foldingfront 11 also has extensions 15 attached along the outeredges near the side folds 4:, 5, and

in position to. correspond with thefexten-q.

sions 13. The extensions 15 also have fold lines 1G corresponding to thefold lines 14* 'tion with the extension 17. The extension 19 also has afold line 20 corresponding with the fold line 18. I prefer toglue'reinforcing pieces of cloth 21 at the top of the fixed portion 2 ofthe front Where it joins the side folds. There are preferably providedsnap buttons 22 on the several extensions intermcdiate their ends tofacilitate folding the extensions.

In using the bag it is hung up as shown in Fig. 2 to receive thearticles ofclothing. In this position the top and a considerable portionof the front are open, allowing ample space for placing the garments inthe, bag. The front member 11 hangs down out of the way. so that the bagdoes not have to be held open. The opening 23 extends the fullwidth ofthe front so that it is just as easy to place garments at the sides asin the middle of the bag. When th articles have all been placed in thebag, the l'uovable front portion 11 is swung up-into the same plane asthe fixed portion 2, when its extensions 15 will be superimposed on theextensions 13. The extensions 13 and the extensions 15 are then foldedwhile in overlapping position, upon their fold lines 14, 1 6 and theextensions-13, are then folded over against the front member 11 as"shown in Fig. l. The bottom catches 2% are then moved upwardly to lockthe extensions 13, 15 in this folded position. These catches 24, mayjbethe same as the catches shown and described in my copending applicationSerial ,No. 22,223. The buttons on the top extensions 19, 17 will thenbe snapped together and these top extensions 19, 17 will then be folded,in overlapped condition, upon ,their fold lines 20, 18. They are againfolded,

,and this last fold brings them against the front member 11 and, againstthe folded side extensions. The catches are then moved inwardly and theylook the top extensions in this position and they also lock the upperends of the side extensions. In this condition the bag is completelysealed against moths and other insects.

The present device is simple to manufacture and the bag is not apt to betorn when being filled or emptied.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A bag of the class described 'having'a back, a fixed front portionand side folds, a movable front portion extending across the full widthof the bag above the fixed front portion and adapted to be turned downfor the purpose described, extensions on the side folds and extensionson the side edges of the movable front portion, said exten-.

the movable front member is closed and.

adapted to be folded upon themselves and against the front, extensionson the top I edges of the movable front and on the back and the sidefolds, above the top edges of the extensions on thesides of the movablefront and the side folds, said top extensions being adapted to befolded, together, upon themselves and against the movable front and thefolded side extensions, and means for holding the several-extensions infolded position.

Signed at the-city, county and State of New Yorln'this 24thdayof'Se'ptember, 1915.

GEORGE ROTTMAN.

